Traverse curtain rod



A. A. ALLEN TRAVERSE CURTAIN Ron Nov 2, 1937.-

Filed May 22, 1936 INVENTOR. firch/e l7. fi/lefl ATroR EYS.

Patented Nov. 2, 1937 UNITED STATES TRAVERSE CURTAIN ROD Archie A. Allen, Sturgis, Mich., assignor to Kirsch Company, Sturgis, Mich.

Application May 22, 1936, Serial No. 81,238

4 Claims. This invention relates to traverse curtain rods and particularly to those of the type in which a curtain rod of C-shaped cross section is used as a track for curtain supportingslides and for the concealment of the traverse cords used to actuate the slides. It has particular application to cut to measure rods of C-shaped cross section.

Various sizes of elbows had to be kept in stock and various dealers, decorators, retailers or workrooms to carry in stock several ous brackets,-elbow sets and pulley sets.

The objects of this invention are: First, to produce a therefor which eliminate the necessity for manufacturing and stocking the various required sizes and varieties of equipment heretofore necessary. 35 Second, to provide fixtures which can be used in connection with regular stock curtain rods of C-shaped cross section to make possible the assembly of a traverse curtain rod without the necessity for having special fixtures other than those employed ordinarily of this general type.

Third, to provide fixtures for a traverse curthrough the slot in the rod and hang down to be reached for manipulation of the traverse equipment.

traverse rod and fixtures in installing curtain rods Fig. 1 is a rear elevation view of a curtain rod (Cl. l5620) Fig. 4 is a view in separator in position on a rod.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the parts of my improved cord separator in separated relationship.

Fig. 6 is a rear view of improved cord separator.

Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view taken on line 7 of Fig. l.

Fig. 8 is a top plan view of my invention in place on a curtain rod showing the method of supporting the rod in a standard bracket.

In Figs. 1-8 I illustrate my invention. curtain rod of standard type. This rod is a sheet metal rod formed with a C-shaped cross section and having a slot 2 extending the length thereof on the back side. In this specification, when I refer to a rod of C-shaped cross section, it will be appreciated that I refer to rods of this general type and that the rods, instead of being fiat or oval as shown, may be round or square, it being essential only that they have a slot in the back as shown and as is common in this type of curtain rod.

The traverse equipment consists of master slides 3 and curtain or drapery supporting slides 4 which are fitted in the slot 2 in the rear of the the outside plate of my over the pulley 6 back 3 and back through an and guide 62.

to the other master slide aperture in the separator These plates and are provided l8 fitting in a screw threaded opening I9 in the inner plate, so that the plates may be clamped in position across the slots 2 as shown in'Figs. 2 and 3. The inner plate I6 is provided with a pair of slots. and 2|. These slots are disposed in slanting relationship and diverge from one another as shown. The outer plate I! is provided with apertures 22 a'nd 23 registering with the slots 20 and 2|.

Lugs 24 are provided on the inner plate It section showing my cord lisaand notches or slots 25 are provided on the .outer plate l1 to receive the lugs 24 when the cord separator and guide is in position on the curtain rod The slots 29 and 2| slant and di- 5 verge from one another and have their edges rounded as shown at 26 to prevent wear on the cord. The inner side of the apertures 22 and 23 are similarly rounded at 21. The slots 20 and 2| are slanting and diverging to provide for clearance for the cord l3.

In Fig. 4, I have shown the cord |3 passing from the inside of the rod through the slots 20 and 2|. It will be noted that the lower portion 28 of the cord l3, extending to the left of Fig. 4,

passes through the bottom of the slot 2|, and the branch 29 of the-cord 43 passes through the top of the slot so that the branches 29 and 28 of the:cord are disposed one above the other as shown, providing clearance and preventing 20 jamming of the cords inside of the rod. It will be appreciated that if the cord separator and guide |2 were placed at the other end of the rod I, the cords would take the position shown in the dotted lines in Fig. 4 with the branch 28 of the cord passing through the upper end of the slot 2| and they branch 29 of the cord passing through the bottom of the slot 20. This arrangement makes the cord separator and guide universal and suitable at either end of the traverse 30 rod.' Similarly, the pulley 6 and the plate 8 can be put at the opposite end interchangeably, eliminating the necessity for having several different fittings. It will be noted that the rod need not be slotted. specially and the cord sepa- 5 rator and guide |2 can be positioned anywhere in the slot.

In Fig. 8, I show the rod I installed in a bracket 30. The separator and guide l2 is put in place in the rod and the rod is slid into the bracket 40 30 as is common in ordinary curtain rod construction, and the traverse equipment is supported and concealed by the rod and the bracket.

These cord separators and guides can be made of metal, either by diecasting or regular casting, or by machining and could be molded of substances such as bakelite if desired.

In the prior art devices where it has been de- ,sired to place two sets of traverse equipment on a single rod, it has been necessary to provide a pulley section into which the ends of the cut o'fi rod fit. With my present arrangement, it is possible merely either to slide two cord separators and guides into the center of a rod of any length and use in connection therewith two single pulleys arranged as shown ;in Fig. '7 at the ends of the rod, and the separators may be placed one at each end of the rod in the manner shown in Fig. l.

It will be noted that in employing my invention, it is possible to bring the cord out from the inside of the rod through the slot in the rod and to drop it at right angles to the rod,

permitting the use of standard rods cut to any desired length without the necessity for bringing the cord out over the rod by running it over a pulley and down through holes in an' elbow pulley set or an intermediate pulley set as has been done heretofore.

I wish to claim my invention both broadly 7 and specifically as pointed out in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what 1 'relationship and diverging claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A cord separator and guide for a traverse curtain rod construction in which a rod of substantially C-shaped cross section is employed as a track and to conceal the traverse cord, comprising an inside plate to be disposed within the rod and of a. width greater than the width of the slot in the rod and having a pair of. elongated apertures therein for the passage of the traverse cord, said apertures being disposed in slanting relationship and diverging from one another, an outside plate of greater width than the slot in the rod and having a pair of apertures in register with the elongated apertures in the inside plate, one of said plates having a lug thereon and the other a slot to receive said lug, and means for clamping said plates together, whereby said cord separator and guide is held in position at the slot in said rod by clamping the rod at the edge of the slot between said plates.

2. A cord separator and guide for a traverse curtain rod construction in which a rod of substantially C-shaped cross section is employed as a track and to conceal the traverse cord, comprising an inside plate to be disposed within the rod and of a width greater than the width of the slot in the rod and having a pair of elongated apertures therein for the passage of the traverse cord, said apertures being disposed in slanting from one another, an outside plate of greater width than the slot in the rod and having a pair of apertures in register with the elongated apertures in the inside plate, and means for clamping said plates together, whereby said cord separator and guide is held in position at the slot in said rod by clamping the rod at the edge of the slot between said plates.

3. A- cord separator and guide for a traverse curtain rod construction in which a rod of substantially C-shaped cross section is employed as a track and to conceal the traverse cord, comprising an inside plate to be disposed within the rod and of a width greater than the width of the slot in the rod and having a. pair of apertures therein for the passage of the traverse cord, an outside plate of greater width than the slot in the rod and having a pair of apertures in register with the apertures in the inside plate, and means for clamping said plates together, whereby said cord separator and guide is held in position at the slot in said rod by clamping the rod at the edge of the slot between said plates.

4. A cord separator and guide for a traverse curtain rod construction in which a rod of substantially C-shaped cross section 'is employed as a track and to conceal the traverse cord, comprising an inside plate to be disposed within the rod and of a width greater than the width of the slot in the rod and having a pair of apertures therein for the passage of the traverse cord, an outside plate of greater width than the slot in the rod and having a pair of apertures in register with the apertures in the inside plate, one of said plates having a lug thereon and the other a slot to receive said lug, and means for clamping said plates together, whereby said cord separator and guide is held in position at the slot in said rod by clamping the rod at the edge of the slot between said plates.

, ARCHIE A. ALLEN. 

